Serif Forked/Spurred Enfa 2 is a bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, logotypes, western, circus, retro, theatrical, boisterous, attention grabbing, vintage flavor, display impact, ornamental detail, ornate, spurred, forked, bracketed, ink-trap-like.
A heavy display serif with expansive letterforms and pronounced contrast between thick stems and finer joins. Serifs are sharply shaped and often forked or spurred, with noticeable mid-stem notches and decorative cuts that give many letters a stamped, chiseled look. Counters are relatively small for the weight, apertures are tight, and the overall rhythm is bouncy due to wide proportions and uneven internal detailing. Numerals follow the same chunky, ornamented construction, maintaining strong color and a poster-ready silhouette.
Best suited to headlines, titles, and short bursts of text where its ornate terminals and bold presence can be appreciated. It works well for posters, event branding, packaging, and signage that benefit from a vintage or western show-card flavor, and it can add character to logos when used at generous sizes.
The tone feels vintage and showy—evoking old posters, fairground signage, and frontier or saloon-era typography. Its assertive shapes and decorative spurs read as playful and slightly rough-hewn rather than refined, adding a sense of spectacle and character.
The design appears intended as a characterful display serif that blends classic serif structure with decorative spurs and forked terminals to create an attention-grabbing, period-evocative look. Its wide proportions and high-contrast detailing prioritize impact and personality over compact, continuous reading.
In the sample text, the dense weight and interior cut-ins create a lively texture that can look busy at smaller sizes, while larger settings emphasize the distinctive forked terminals and spurred stems. The wide footprint and strong blackness make spacing and line breaks visually prominent, reinforcing a headline-oriented personality.